Objective - Methods for quantifying the health risks associated with exposure to air pollution have been developed over the past 20 years. Cardiovascular health has rapidly become the...

The incidence of Salmonella enteric infections in Guipúzcoa, Spain, was assessed through a cohort study conducted from 1983 to 2000. Only cases confirmed by stool culture were included....

As of June 5, 2009, a total of 21,915 cases (including 128 deaths) of influenza A (H1N1)v had been reported by 72 countries. The outbreak spread from Mexico and the United States through...

Since the emergence of the new influenza A(H1N1)v virus was first recognized, initial quantitative data on its transmissibility have become available. This article provides a summary of...

When the alert regarding the new influenza virus was issued on April 25, 2009, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance and the company EpiConcept developed a tool enabling...

Influenza A viruses are classified into subtypes based on their surface glycoproteins, hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). All virus subtypes circulate among waterfowl. Some are...

Due to the emergence of a new influenza A(H1N1)v virus in North America, active surveillance for cases of infection with this virus has been implemented in France. The goal is to enable...

Here we present a summary of the results from the recently published EDiTH studies, which analyze the distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in invasive cancers, high-grade...

How can we better educate the public about sexuality and contraception? Faced with issues such as very early pregnancies and high maternal mortality rates, Guinea has opened some twenty...